Right, and it definitely makes sense to have the specification be based
on several months worth of use and abuse. The spec also allows both
software authors and users the power to distinguish between "standards"
and "experiments". There's no reason software shouldn't have
experimental systems and protocols in them, but labeling them as anything
but experimental and subject to change, or worse labeling them as a
competitive advantage, is dangerous. Let this be the last "legacy"
spec we ever have to write.
Brian
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